Category: Articles and Columns

Wendy Boren, RN, BS Clinical Consultant/Educator Quality Improvement Program for Missouri (QIPMO) University of Missouri-Columbia Last week I was visiting with a young man whose family started out in the long-term care business over 80 years ago by opening the… Read more

Ray Miller, MSOSH, Director of Risk & Safety Solutions, Direct Supply When we think of “risk,” particularly in the healthcare setting, we often think of the “fire” or the “fall” — the “downside risk.” And while I am not advocating… Read more

Steve Moran I have never, not once, met a senior living leader who said, “Our goal is to have a crappy culture.” And yet — if turnover and Glassdoor ratings are any gauge of how the senior living/post acute care world… Read more

A Learning Organization by Kelly Papa, MSN, RN, Corporate Director of Learning, Masonicare University Last week, we explored the practice of appreciative inquiry as a means of deepening the capacity to lead in long term care. This week, we will… Read more

Appreciative Inquiry  by Kelly Papa, MSN, RN Corporate Director of Learning, Masonicare University Long-term care is filled with many challenges, joys and daily changes.  It is vital for leaders to find time to practice leadership behaviors that support culture change,… Read more

Joan Devine Director of Education, Pioneer Network William Shakespeare posed the famous question, “What’s in a name?” Shakespeare believed that “that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” If you called a rose a… Read more

Joanne Rader, RN, MN, FAAN Rader Consulting Pioneer Network co-founder Looking for an easily accessible, free way to help staff understand the importance and benefits of person directed care and complying with the new regulations and guidelines? The Bathing Without… Read more

Jay Newton-Small Cofounder, MemoryWell ‘Tis the holiday season, and while most families are trying desperately to avoid politics this year, might I suggest an alternative that can bring much more joy? As you look across your turkey at your loved… Read more

Laura Beck Learning & Development Guide for The Eden Alternative – PS Magazine 12/06/2016 The following article was reprinted with permission from Issue #2 of PS Magazine, page 15 (https://issuu.com/magazineps/docs/ps_magazine_issue_2) The older I get, the more I find myself thinking about what… Read more

U.S. News Samantha Costa The following article was reprinted with permission of U.S. News. It was originally printed in conjunction with the release of U.S. News & World Report’s new ratings of skilled nursing facilities, which goes into more depth than the… Read more